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Object of Play is a prototype for the first girl’s soccer pitch in South Africa. A design initiative led by Architecture for Humanity and sponsored by Nike and Woolworth’s, sought to build the Siyathemba Youth Sports Facility and HIV/AIDS Outreach Center on a modest budget out of local materials and with the direct involvement of community members. Strawn.Sierralta developed a modular concrete panel, which utilized a specialized concrete formwork system that incorporated the void of footballs into the thermal mass of the construction, while maintaining structural strength and utilizing less material. Object of Play is part of Strawn.Sierralta's commitment to work on pro bono projects that can affect change in Developing Communities worldwide.